When you’re a fan of fresh air and funky fill-ups, then right now’s Good Value or No Cube Civic NGV could be your cup of compressed pure fuel. Let’s see if this uncommon, actually gas-powered commuter automotive has a price ticket that doesn’t make us wish to inform the vendor to go “blow it out yer’ ass.”
I feel it was a missed alternative in final 12 months’s Barbi film to have Ken drive a Hummer EV reasonably than some type of Chrysler Ok Automotive. Think about the 1982 Chrysler LeBaron “Ok Automotive” convertible we checked out yesterday. Painted pink, it might exude the identical type of “Kenergy” the filmmakers had been looking for. Alas, it was not meant to be. Nor, apparently, is a fast sale for our Ok automotive at its $5,000 value. Your collective 68 p.c No Cube vote ensured that.
There’s quite a lot of gloom and doom being unfold within the media today over the electrical automobile market seemingly sputtering resulting from excessive prices, shopper reluctance, and whether or not or not you’ll be able to cost an electrical automotive within the rain. Spoiler alert: you’ll be able to. That is all although, in lots of markets, EVs proceed to take an ever-increasing share of gross sales, and a sturdy neighborhood of followers and fixers has arisen to assist them stay moderately viable for years to return.
After all, EVs aren’t for everybody. And for many who don’t like the thought of sitting on an enormous assortment of laptop computer batteries however nonetheless wish to scale back their impression on the setting, there are alternate options like right now’s 2011 Honda Civic NGV sedan that runs on compressed pure fuel reasonably than liquid gasoline.
A minimum of there as soon as had been. Honda stopped producing the CNG Civic in 2015 because the fueling infrastructure didn’t develop sufficiently to make the mannequin a nationwide vendor. A map maintained by the U.S. Division of Vitality reveals that even right now, solely 758 CNG fueling places exist within the U.S. and Canada. In distinction, there are over 4,400 E85 (ethanol) stations and over 78,000 degree 2 and above electrical charging stations.
Like many electrical automobiles, the CNG Civic suffered from a extra restricted vary than its gasoline-powered equal. The three,600 psi gas tank takes up a great little bit of trunk area and gives round 200 miles between fill-ups in return. One answer was residence fueling, facilitated by a tool referred to as “Phill” that must be plumbed into a house fuel line and will refuel the automotive in a single day. Honda disapproved of this selection formally because of the potential for contamination in residence fuel to wreak havoc on the automotive’s gas system.
That mentioned, for an around-town commuter automotive, this CNG Civic ought to show economical (pure fuel stays cheaper than common fuel in most areas) and maybe extra environmentally pleasant than a gasoline-powered automotive.
Based on the advert, this “beloved” Civic prices solely ten {dollars} to refill and will get wonderful mileage. It’s finished 140,000 miles and is claimed by the vendor to be probably the most dependable automotive they’ve ever owned. At a look, all the things save for the aftermarket LED headlamp items seems to be to be inventory, proper all the way down to the NGV decals on the again doorways. The grey paint over darkish grey manufacturing facility wheels and heavy window tint lend the automotive a glance that may very well be construed as both sinister or dour, relying on the temper. The equally grey inside seems to be first rate and contains Honda’s goofy split-level instrument show and Z-handle emergency brake.
As for the drivetrain, there’s a 1.8-liter 4 making 110 underneath the hood and that’s mated to a soul-sapping CVT. Newish tires, brake pads, and a latest oil change imply this Civic is able to rock. It comes with a clear title and a $9,999 asking value.
What’s your tackle this fart-swilling Civic and that almost ten-grand price ticket? Does that make for a transparent deal? Or does that value fail to stay as much as the vendor’s promise of this being a cost-effective automotive?
You determine!
San Diego, California, Craigslist, or go right here if the advert disappears.
H/T to Don R. for the hookup!
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